I'm working on a big project about the 1998 FMV game Black Dahlia. In addition to doing my usual "Fair & Balanced" bullshit video where I just rant about the game, I've also been doing interviews with the cast and crew for a "making of" mini-documentary, as well as cutting together a 4 hour movie of all the FMV scenes.

I'm hoping to also get some soundbites from people who actually bought and played the game when it was released. I'm sure the game has fans out there somewhere, even though it wasn't terribly popular upon its release, and I would be very keen to hear from people who played it and still have fond memories of it.

I want to bring Black Dahlia back in a big way. If you want to be part of this multi-tiered deep-dive retrospective and if you have valuable insights to offer as a fan of the game, then please let me know. I'm especially looking for people who want to be interviewed for the mini-documentary I'm putting together to flesh out the perspective of those who actually played it back in the day.

Hey there. I freakin love Black Dahlia. I did NOT play it when it was released; I think I played it around 2004 or so. Then I played it again a few years later. I don't know if I have any valuable insights, especially since it's been almost 20 years since I played it, but if you want to ask me any questions, go for it.

Hey there. I freakin love Black Dahlia. I did NOT play it when it was released; I think I played it around 2004 or so. Then I played it again a few years later. I don't know if I have any valuable insights, especially since it's been almost 20 years since I played it, but if you want to ask me any questions, go for it.

If you'd like to be in the documentary, hit me up at contact@spacequesthistorian.com. I'll send you a link to the 4 hr movie cut so you can refresh your memory.

I just find it interesting that the game is still compatible with contemporary systems like Windows 11 by using a system hooker like DxWnd! But at the exact same time, Black Dahlia implemented the mouse cursor using an unusual method according to this specific comment:

https://sourceforge.net/p/dxwnd/discussi...a2e8/#5947

If you are interviewing programmers, then you could possibly ask them about these cursor details as an interesting question, perhaps?

Note 1: I'm not the kind of person to use things like DxWnd, so fair warning, I always prefer native APIs.

Note 2: I haven't ever played the game after watching the YAR video where you mentioned what the "BEST" ending is. 

Note 3: Nevertheless, I'm very much looking forward to you publishing that 4 hour+ epic video of yours! 

I played it upon release, absolutely loved it, and still have the big box in storage somewhere. But I've never played it since, and don't really remember anything beyond it being a fairly interesting mystery game that suddenly evolved into an awesome mix of horror and Indiana Jones type adventure. I don't think my thick Norwegian accent would do well for a sound-bite though :-D

But I'm really looking forward to your video. I think this is one of those old games that should get more attention. Unlike the weird Rednex one you recently covered.